This volume contains a more or less nomadic collection of verse, produced throughout a period of forty years in an otherwise active life. It represents selected subjects, several of which have never been offered for publication. Some have elicited favorable comment; others have been reprinted in books and magazines or preserved in the scrap books of friends and acquaintances. A few have been declaimed on various occasions. It is the sincere hope of the subscriber that the book may find a permanent place in the esteem of the reading public
There’s no moment that exists just to fill space—each is purposeful and pushes the reader forward.
I found myself pausing often to re-read certain sections, not because they were unclear, but because they were profound. The internal strength of the characters, especially in the face of loss, is where this story truly shines.